Rooms & Suites

Fredericksburg's Historic Bed & Breakfast

Rooms & SuitesBuilt in 1859 and renovated with extra care and attention to detail in 2011. Surrounded by 26 tranquil acres, this hideaway is just minutes from old town Fredericksburg. Braehead Manor is the ultimate retreat; with all the modern conveniences of home, luxurious rooms, gourmet breakfasts, loads of civil war history and welcoming hospitality from Innkeeper Mary Windsor Cline.

Jane Howison Beale Suite

This Braehead Manor guest room is pretty in pink!

Southern comfort in Braehead's guest rooms.

Jane Howison Beale, the famous diarist of the Civil War and sister of John and Robert Reid Howison, escaped the horrors of the siege of the City of Fredericksburg by retiring with her children to Braehead. This two room suite has its own bathroom, is located off the library and includes period furniture.

The last family member in the Howison line to own Braehead, retired emergency room physician Graham Stephens ensured the legacy of Braehead lived on by including almost all of the period furniture original to the manor when the manor was sold.

This two room connected suite located on the south side of the manor boasts spacious sleeping arrangements, a sitting room and its own bath. The sitting room trundle bed can be utilized for sleeping arrangements for additional guests.

After the Civil War, John Howison, original owner of Braehead fell on hard times having lost two sons in the war and also losing his wife during this time. John's brother, Robert Reid Howison, a prominent Richmond lawyer and later a Presbyterian minister, took over the home and its mortgage. This guest room has been known through the years as Robert Reid's room and is where this Virginia gentleman stayed.

The room boasts some of the only original closets in the manor and has its own private bath.